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FACADES

PREVIOUS WORK

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Below a selection of projects is shown for which we provided facade engineering services whilst working for our previous employers Arup and BuroHappold. Arup and BuroHappold are independent engineering and consultancy firms working across every aspect of today’s built environment. Projects included offices and residential buildings but also educational, commercial, transport, leisure, etc. Our services included all facade related matters such as the following:

Tender Stages and competitions

Supporting the design team during competitions by providing sketches, material and facade system knowledge to create innovative facades.

Design Stages

Design guidance included regular workshops with the architect and other consultants. Topics such as the following were addressed:

Tender documentation development for the full facade package. During the tender stage tenderers (facade contractors) were interviewed and their submissions reviewed.

Construction Stages

Calculations, drawings, installation sequences and material/ product proposals submitted by the contractor were reviewed and discussed during regular construction meetings with the contractor, developer and architect.

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Factory inspections and prototype testing were part of our services to maintain quality and consistency of the quality of the facades. Site inspections were carried out monthly or bi weekly to ensure the facade is installed as per drawings and calculations and to minimise risks due to for example poor workmanship.

Project management and façade design during all stages for the refurbishment and extension of the office building. The façade comprises a variety of systems, including unitised curtain wall, stick system, glass fins, stone façade and a large atrium.

Architect: Arup Architecture, London
Client: British Land Ltd.

Picture Credits: Arup Architecture

Battersea Power Station Phase 3 - O1, London, UK

Mixed use 15 storey building accommodating 750 apartments. Facade engineering services from concept up to end of tender stage. The building features large precast slab edge bullnoses, precast soffits, sliding doors, highly reflective glazing, curved glass and winter gardens.

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Architect: Fosters + Partners

Project team: BPSDC, BuroHappold

Picture Credits: Buro Happold and Foster+ Partners

Spire London, London, UK

Project management and facade design during all design stages for the 240m tall residential tower. The facade consists of various curtain wall and cladding systems.

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Architect: HOK, London

Client: Greenland UK Ltd.

Picture Credits: Arup

Principal Place, London, UK

Principal Place Residential is a 50 storey Tower in Shoreditch, London, featuring high end luxury apartments and penthouses. The tower is one of the tallest residential buildings in Central London. The facade features unitised systems, a double height stick system, high end sliding doors and curved glass.

Facade consulting services included project management, facade engineering, factory and site inspections, value engineering, resourcing and finance in the Construction Stage of this project.

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Architect: Foster + Partners

LondonClient: British Land Ltd.

Picture Credit: Buro Happold and Foster +Partners

Nine Elms Square, London, UK

Nine Elms Square is located at the heart of the regeneration area of Vauxhall, London. The development will provide around 1,900 apartments. The scheme consists of twelve buildings in total, including three high-rise towers of over 175m. The facade consists of an aluminium unitised system with large operable windows and sliding doors, and various opaque cladding panels.

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Architect: SOM, London

Client: R&F Properties

Picture Credits: Arup

Deansgate Square, Manchester, UK

4 residential Towers of 122 to 200 meter high. Facade engineering during all design and construction stages. The facade features a unitised curtain wall system with fritted glass and glazed spandrel panels. The project had challenging thermal performance requirements.

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Architect: Simpson Haugh and Partners

Project participants: BuroHappold, Renaker Build, Lindner Gmbh

Picture Credit: Buro Happold and Foster +Partners

Circular Economy House, London, UK

Design and construction of the facade of the Circular Economy House, a temporary pavilion showcasing circular economy in the build environment.

Architect: Arup Associates

Project participants, amongst others: Arup, BAM, F&R

Picture Credit: Arup Associates

Fitzroy Place, London, UK

Monitoring compliance during the construction stage of a five building development as part of the client’s compliance monitoring team. The buildings feature brick-faced and stone-faced precast concrete storey high panels, in combination with window systems, stick systems and metal stud walls. Services provided include review of facade contractor’s drawings, calculations and material submittals, weekly site inspections, off site inspections of factories and mock ups.